MID–OHIO REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA August 2012 The Open Road Autocross Action 2 August 2012 Region Porsche Club of America Support Our Advertisers Aase Sales........................................................20 Acceleration ................................................. BC Auto Assets ................................................. IFC Contents Autobahn Extremist .......................................21 The Friction Circle.............................................................5 Byers Imports...................................................4 C.A. 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Copy is the responsibility of the advertiser and must be correctly sized to fit ad space. 3 4 August 2012 The Friction Circle by John Brandt, President It’s that time of year when the heat just never wears off. Some the Putnam DE and the Club Race is our Past President, Dave of our club mates know this all too well, as I’ve been hearing Hayden, who along with Marsha, have worked tirelessly all year some hellish stories of the great power outage of 2012. I would planning these two signature MOR gatherings. Thanks Dave say that the intensity of our schedule is more than a little similar and Marsha! You two are amazing! the way we stoke the boiler in the spring and feed it all summer. P2O will be in the books by the time you get this, and I’ll just The Byers Boxster launch party was also a really neat experience. guess that the weekend went off great and the Town of Granville Byers went all out to host a fun filled day and showcase the was a big hit with all who came. I will bravely predict that there new 981, as it is known. This took place at the Columbus Auto will be no rain for the club race, and what we have created will Auction parking lot near Groveport, a 25 acre field of pavement become a highlight of the PCA national schedule. If all goes with a bowl shaped feature that we used for banking on the high as planned with attendance, it’s my hope that we can next year speed course created just for the day. There was a great catered turn the event back into the 5 day spectacular that it once was, lunch and entertainment (including an appearance by Buster with a proper DE at the beginning populated by rank beginners Douglass....who is a Boxer- but not a Boxster) and an Autocross and racers alike. As I write, we’re already way ahead of our 2011 for attendees to test their skills in their personal cars. Porsche head count. Mid-Ohio is one of the crown jewels of the national flew in one of their Driving experience instructors to show off racing scene and there’s just no reason that our date would not the awesome capabilities of the new car on the track and around be a focal point of the PCA season. the skid pad. Let me just say that you’ll be shocked what this machine will do; the 981 is nimble, immediate, and violently I mentioned the heat, and that same weekend when some in fast! It was a great day and I really hope that we can convince Columbus were without their power and A/C, MORPCA took the owners of this property to let us also hold and event on this to the track at Putnam Park and enjoyed what was likely the dream slice of tarmac! hottest weekend we hope to ever spend. When we showed up at the Holiday Express in Cloverdale, the bank thermometer This event prompted us to finally buy a new set of Autocross said it was 108. This would have been pretty uncomfortable timing equipment, too. For several years, we’ve been borrowing except that Jim Rybak and I , tinkerers that we are, converted a kit from Maumee Valley PCA, but it was never expected to our A/C systems from “265” air, all the way up beyond “295” continue so long. I’m glad to report that it all worked perfectly. specifications.. Saturday it was only 107 but Sunday seemed It is a really well thought out wireless device with expandable quite mild in the mid 90’s and mercifully cooled off a lot for the capabilities and a big LED scoreboard for drivers and spectators trip home. I was worried about mechanical failures, but not as alike to see the lap times. You will enjoy it for sure at our next much as I was worried about Human failure in that heat, but autocross Sept 9th at the Columbus Motor Speedway. happily everyone managed to hold together, drinking truckloads of water. The cars, for the most part, fared fine too, thanks to 20 And I hope to see you then and at plenty more MOR functions. minute sessions on track-just long enough to get the cars plenty We still can use a few more hands on deck for the Club Race… hot, but not to the breaking point. It was an excellent time especially Friday so call Bill Slone, (614-890-6388), if you can and all who were there were glad they came and, thankful I’m help. Regardless, come up to take in the action. We’ve got a lot certain, to get home! The common axis of the success of both left to go before things cool off...and the cooling off period will be brief. You might not even notice. 5 The Board Elected Officers PRESIDENT * VICE PRESIDENT * TREASURER * SECRETARY * John Brandt Michael Stoner Kevin Hennessy Betsy MacDonell 3042 Crescent Drive 4200 Dublin Rd. 716 Curve Rd. 320 Medick Way Columbus, OH 43204 Columbus, OH 43221 Delaware, OH 43015 Worthington, Ohio 43085 (614) 275-1744 (614) 777-8751 (740) 369-1595 (614) 885-8413 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Standing Committees NEWSLETTER EDITOR * MEMBERSHIP * ACTIVITIES * DRIVING EVENTS * Bill Slone Trina Allison Gerhard Hillmann Frank Todaro 690 Tami Sue Ct. 4171 Bidle Ct. 121 S. State Street 7325 Macbeth Drive Westerville, OH 43082 Dublin, OH 43016 Westerville, OH 43081 Dublin, OH 43016 (614) 890-6388 (614) 507-2016 (614) 206-1833 (614) 620-9288 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] TECHNICAL * CHARITY * WEBMEISTER * PAST PRESIDENT * Jeff Brubaker Jet Hawthorne Brian Peterson David Hayden 4797 Twp Rd #213 332 Highgate 4249 Edgehill Dr. 7392 Preston Rd NE Marengo, OH 43334 Worthington, OH 43085 Columbus, Ohio 43220 Newark, OH 43055 (610) 299-4443 (614) 309-9645 (614) 354-9020 (740) 745-2034 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CONCOURS / P2O™ * Ron Thomas 5776 Summerwood Xing Galena, OH 43021 (614) 205-7942 [email protected] Appointed Chairpersons SAFETY MORPCA CHIEF INSTRUCTOR MORPCA WEB SITE: CLUB RACE Ed Davis Jeff West David Hayden 3242 Walkerview Dr 3327 Chestnut Hills Road 7392 Preston Rd NE Hilliard, OH 43026 Newark, OH 43055 http://www.morpca.org Newark, OH 43055 (614) 921-8820 (740) 745-2136 (740) 745-2034 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]